# Tips on Dealing With an Icy Driveway
Icy driveways can delay your morning commute and even pose a slippery health hazard for pedestrians. A bag of de-icing salt can help you overcome winter weather obstacles as you prepare to leave home. However, when handling salt, you need to take certain precautions to avoid damaging your surroundings. Wake up early to begin the de-icing procedure and stay on schedule.
Things You'll Need
- Rock salt
- Shovel
- Trash can
- Sand
Instructions
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Clear away top layers of snow with a shovel or snow blower. Direct the snow toward the sides of the driveway. Avoid piling snow in the street or near fire hydrants.
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Apply a thin layer rock salt to the icy area. Begin at the top of your driveway and zigzag your way to the end for a thorough covering. Avoid metal fixtures or exposed soil and plants.
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Let the rock salt sit for 30 minutes. The ice will melt into slush.
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Shovel the slush into a garbage can. Avoid tossing it onto your lawn where the salt content will harm plants.
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Apply sand or cat litter to stubborn patches of ice. This will help create traction.
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General Home Safety
- How to Apply Salt to an Icy Driveway
- Salting an Icy Driveway
- How to Melt Ice on the Driveway With Salt
- How to Salt a Driveway
- How to Melt With Salt on a Driveway
- How to Clear a Driveway With Salt
- What Can You Put on an Icy Aggregate Driveway?
- Tips on Epsom Salt
- Issues With a Sloped Driveway
- How to Salt a Driveway for Ice
- Gravel Driveway Tips
- Cement Driveway Tips
